In the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Seek treatment, O servants of Allah…,” what is it that shifts the command to seek treatment to permissibility?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Seek treatment, O servants of Allah,” this hadith contains a command to seek treatment. The question is: what is it that shifts the command to permissibility?
Answer:
Because many of the Companions and the imams did not seek treatment, which indicates that it is not obligatory. They could not have left off seeking treatment if it had been obligatory; they would not have left it off. Abu Bakr and others among the Companions did not seek treatment.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Seek treatment, O servants of Allah,” this hadith contains a command to seek treatment. The question is: what is it that shifts the command to permissibility?
Answer:
Because many of the Companions and the imams did not seek treatment, which indicates that it is not obligatory. They could not have left off seeking treatment if it had been obligatory; they would not have left it off. Abu Bakr and others among the Companions did not seek treatment.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [308 -954] في قول النبي ﷺ: «تداووا عباد الله..» ما الذي صرف الأمر بالتداوي إلى الإباحة؟ - الفوزان — youtube.com
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